This is a list of nicknames of prime ministers of Australia .
List of nicknames
Edmund Barton
Full name: Edmund Barton
Alfred Deakin
Full name: Alfred Deakin
Chris Watson
Full name: John Christian Watson
George Reid
Full name: George Houston Reid
Yes-No Reid in reference a long speech where he was unwilling to take a clear position on federation.[ 3]
Andrew Fisher
Full name: Andrew Fisher
Joseph Cook
Full name: Joseph Cook
Billy Hughes
Full name: William Morris Hughes
The Little Digger
The Rat Due to his support for conscription & defection from the Labor Party to the Liberal Party
Stanley Bruce
Full name: Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne
James Scullin
Full name: James Henry Scullin
Joseph Lyons
Full name: Joseph Aloysius Lyons
Earle Page
Full name: Earle Christmas Grafton Page
Robert Menzies
Full name: Robert Gordon Menzies
Arthur Fadden
Full name: Arthur William Fadden
John Curtin
Full name: John Joseph Ambrose Curtin
Frank Forde
Full name: Francis Michael Forde
Ben Chifley
Full name: Joseph Benedict Chifley
Harold Holt
Full name: Harold Edward Holt
John McEwen
Full name: John McEwen
John Gorton
Full name: John Grey Gorton
William McMahon
Full name: William McMahon
Billy the Leak [ 9]
Billy Liar [ 9]
Billy Big Ears
Gough Whitlam
Full name: Edward Gough Whitlam
Malcolm Fraser
Full name: John Malcolm Fraser
Bob Hawke
Full name: Robert James Lee Hawke
The Silver Bodgie [ 2]
Little Caesar [ 9]
Paul Keating
Full name: Paul John Keating
The Mortician
The Lizard of Oz [ 12]
John Howard
Full name: John Winston Howard
Honest John
Little Johnnie Howard [ 8]
Mr 18% [ 13]
Kevin Rudd
Full name: Kevin Michael Rudd
Kevin07 his campaign slogan for the 2007 election
Krudd , a contraction of his name
Milky Bar Kid in his likeness to Nestlé Milky Bar Kid
Rudd the Dudd
Julia Gillard
Full name: Julia Eileen Gillard
Ju-liar part of a campaign of character assassination led by Alan Jones [ 14]
Tony Abbott
Full name: Anthony John Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull
Full name: Malcolm Bligh Turnbull
Scott Morrison
Full name: Scott John Morrison
Anthony Albanese
Full name: Anthony Norman Albanese
Albo [ 33] [ 34]
Airbus Albo , due to his perceived propensity for overseas junketing.[ 35] [ 36]
AnAl , contracting first and last names in the same manner as "ScoMo".[ 37]
Morrison-lite [ 38]
OverEasy Albanese [ 39]
See also
References
^ "Edmund Barton" . primeministers.naa.gov.au . Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019 .
^ a b corporatename:Old Parliament House, Executive Agency within the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio (19 June 2017). "Tosspot to Bodgie: Seven Prime Ministerial nicknames" . Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House . Retrieved 15 July 2019 .
^ "Dictionary of Australian Biography R" . gutenberg.net.au . Retrieved 15 July 2019 .
^ "Tosspot to Bodgie: Seven Prime Ministerial nicknames" . 19 June 2017.
^ "How did former Australian prime ministers get their nicknames?" . ABC Radio . 5 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2019 .
^ Library (Phone: +61892664205), Curtin University of Technology (18 December 2002). "Bouncedown at Brunswick Football Club" . john.curtin.edu.au . Retrieved 15 July 2019 . {{cite web }}
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^ "John McEwen" . primeministers.naa.gov.au . Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2019 .
^ a b "From 'Toby Tosspot' to 'Mr Harbourside Mansion', personal insults are an Australian tradition" . 28 June 2018.
^ a b c "What's in a name?" . The Monthly . 14 May 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2020 .
^ "Gough Whitlam" . National Archives of Australia . Australian Government. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023 . was dubbed 'the young brolga' when he entered parliament, for his height (194cm) and imperious bearing
^ Oakes, Laurie (20 March 2015). "He was nothing if not consistent" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 21 December 2020 .
^ Marshall, Nikki; Livsey, Anna (12 July 2017). "No hands, ma'am: Australian prime ministers meet the Queen – in pictures" . The Guardian .
^ Henderson, Gerard (29 October 2002). "Caught in the shadow of Mr 18%" . The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) . Retrieved 18 August 2024 .
^ Kwek, Glenda (24 February 2011). "Alan Jones lets rip at 'Ju-liar' Gillard" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 15 July 2019 .
^ "Profile: Tony Abbott" . BBC News . 14 September 2015.
^ Bongiorno, Frank (28 June 2018). "From 'Toby Tosspot' to 'Mr Harbourside Mansion', personal insults are an Australian tradition" . The Conversation . Retrieved 15 July 2019 .
^ "Turnbull's a turncoat" . 23 January 2018.
^ "Turncoat Turnbull ghosts Dutton" . 10 April 2019.
^ "Turncoat Turnbull - YouTube" . YouTube .
^ "Turncoat Turnbull...from leftie poster boy to villain" . Herald Sun . 14 September 2015.
^ "Fizza" . 2016.
^ "Scott Morrison" . Australian Prime Ministers . 18 King George Terrace Parkes, ACT 2600 Ngunnawal, Ngunawal, Ngambri Country: Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023 . reflected in his adoption of the nickname 'ScoMo' {{cite web }}
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^ Lewis, Charlie (21 January 2022). "Let's go, branding! The origin stories of political nicknames" . Crikey . Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023 .
^ Haydar, Nour (22 November 2021). "Prime Minister forced to backtrack after claiming he told opposition about Hawaiian holiday during bushfires" . ABC News . Retrieved 25 November 2021 .
^ Hewson, John (27 November 2021). "Scott Morrison's election lies" . The Saturday Paper . Retrieved 29 November 2021 .
^ "Aloha, Scotty from Marketing, is it resurrection you're looking for?" . The New Daily . 24 December 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020 .
^ Cashmere, Paul (3 January 2020). "Bette Midler Calls Scotty From Marketing "a Fuckwit" " . Noise11.com . Retrieved 6 January 2020 .
^ Scott Morrison rejects 'Scotty from marketing' nickname , news.com.au , January 20, 2020
^ Scotty From Marketing Holds Focus Group To Suss Out If He'll Get Booed At The Sydney Test , The Betoota Advocate
^ Rigby, Brittney (2 January 2020). "Former marketer Scott Morrison's bushfire messaging isn't good leadership, and it isn't good PR" . Mumbrella . Retrieved 6 January 2020 .
^ "Scott Morrison's rise to Australia's top job" . Radio New Zealand . ABC . 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018 .
^ Deborah Snow (30 April 2016). "Scott Morrison's relentless rise to power" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018 .
^ Frost, Natasha (21 July 2023). "Why Do Australian Politicians Love Nicknames?" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023 . Mr. Albanese's nickname — "Albo" — has been with him throughout his political career, and was his nickname as a child.
^ "Anthony Albanese" . National Archives of Australia . Australian Government . Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023 . often referred to by the nickname 'Albo'
^ " 'Airbus Albo': Albanese accused of 'seeking to avoid accountability' " . 21 June 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023 .
^ "Airbus Albo's carbon shame" . The Spectator Australia . 3 July 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023 .
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210204093630/https://chaser.com.au/national/labor-immediately-scraps-plan-for-scomo-style-name-for-anthony-albanese/
^ https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/morrisonlite-pm-leads-by-dumping-fight-for-the-republic/news-story/985d48543c92c3ecd82ebd737cc28f44
^ "How good are election books? Crikey's suggestions for publishers in 2022" . 27 May 2022.